1954-1972

~be Q.i:Iarion:ILebger JA~KSON DAILY-NEWS 11 Sunday, Oct. 10, 1971 Section E

ECJC FACULTY

a house which he designed him– self. "It is Spanish– Mediterranean," he explained," and a little me-and not totally either one." The style cf his house finds its roots in tie one- story house built in the 19th century, the English· ar..-:hitect, Joseph Gandy, set out to dP.·

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I Two members of the faculty of course here at ECJC that I velop a house · that would be East Central Junior College in talig?t ~t State." tJndoub,~edly, I more just a 1!1iniatur~ vPrsion Decatur were recently uamed he did. There were d:i.ys, one of a nobleman s mans10n. Har- . _ student said," when I thought ris has such a house. Outst~ndmg ~d~cato,s . . of my hand would surely fnll of' "It is too small. though for all America. Dr. Ri~h.ird Etimdge I from taking notes in Vir:stern the company and it is ton large anrl Shelby Harns, both ~f De- I Civ. It never did. There were when I start cleaning. Maids catur.' were. chosen for l!,,Js top ' times when I though I could not are hard to find" he -siiid. h?noi · Ethridge. ~s .. pro~~:sor ?f survive another test in history At the front entr~nce, black history and polihcal s - 1 ~n 11 ce .m or government. I am still wrought iron gates with an old the Depart~ent of ..,oc.ial around." New Orleans flavor s);Ving open Sr.ience. Hams heads the math- Nobody ever faHs asleep in to welcome guests jnt~ the mar· dates d~partment. . . Room 101 when Dr. Ethridge hie foyer. The house is tasteful- Dr. Richard Ethndi:(e lS not has the floor. His humor is full Iv decorated in the 1\fediter– s~ feet tall but he casts a of punch. Sometimes, it sc•ts the ranean decor and opens itself .mighty long shado~v. He packs students back on their heels. up to the joys of casual r.utdoor a powerful wallop m the class- His rich background and broad living. l'nformauty is one of its room. understanding g,ive vent to most attractive featur~s. Jn January, Dr. Ethr!dge re- some uproariously funny stori- Donning an apron, himself, he ceived his Ph. D riegree from es. This keeps all !ris students does his own cooking for small Mississippi State Univers;ty. He wide awake and wondering groups. He entertams a lot. received his B. S. riegree from I what he will say next. " Friends, relatives, birthday Mississippi College :md his M. Shelby Harris receive.i his A. parties and special h Q 1i d a y A. degree from Mississippi A. from ECJC, his B. S. degree events like the Family Thans· State. He has also comµle-ted I from the University of Southern giving Dinner," he snid. ·Most of .~ome work at the University of 'Mlississipp, and his M. Ed. all, he enjoys cooking J:imaican Southern Mississippi. At 36, he from Mississippi State Unrversi- pork chops for his guests. certainly is a young man to I ty. He has studied at Mississip- "Strictly Playboy," ~1e ~aic!. He possess the doctoral rlegree. He pi College, Tul ane :-ind Florida holds the golden k~y in the is not, however, an ordinary State , also, and has rompleted Playboys Clubs of Americ·o.. man. A better word would be resident requirement on his Ph. "I enjoy spending tin1e in the iEXTRAORDINAIRE! D. degree at the University of yard, too," he s'1id.. · H;;irris' To be a student in his class- Southern Misi;iss~ppi. He is 33. green thumb and eye for t'eauty room is to become a nart of the He is probably Newton Coun- are manifested in year round adventure of his life. H•s life ty's Most Eligible BaclieJor. His blooms which includP. a?aleas, has been a panarama of color I fast-paced life is filled with a lilies, pansies and 'l!'vaeinths, and action. variety of intesests. !He lives in gladioli and tulips. Probably, he's d o n e iust -

about everything. At least, .there is no way to put into capsule form, experiences which as he shares them with his s '.urlents only scratch the surface of his interesting life. For instance he was a mem– ber of the Nationa1 Guard be– fore he was old enough ito shave. He ,.married at a very early age so that now he has a lovely grown, family which in– cludes a daughter who started to college this year. Dr. Ethrid.ge did r10t ha~e time for high school. He really I has made up for it though. The first year he went nff to college, he earned over 50 ~1ours. As a teacher, his l 0 cture.~ are profound! Nobody would br ad– vised ito enroll in one of his classes just to pass the lime of day. Last January, he hherited a few students ~rom Mississippi State. He informed everybody, "I have taught at Mississippi State and I teach the same

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